“A million dollars, huh?” A shuddering breath spreads like an earthquake across my chest. I want to nod, but I can’t. I’m shackled with grief. I’m stolen, yet I belong to no one. And when I leave for college and Milo marries Jolene, I will have no one. His hand finds the side of my neck, and his thumb brushes along my pulse point. “What a bargain for someone so priceless,” he whispers.
